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package org.apache.flink.api.common.functions;

import org.apache.flink.annotation.Internal;
import org.apache.flink.api.common.typeinfo.TypeInformation;
import org.apache.flink.api.common.typeutils.TypeSerializer;

/** A factory for {@link TypeSerializer} implementations. */
@Internal
@FunctionalInterface
public interface SerializerFactory {

    /**
     * Creates a serializer for the specified type of data.
     *
     * @param typeInformation the type of data that the serializer will be used to serialize or
     *     deserialize
     * @return an instance of a class that implements the {@link TypeSerializer} interface
     */
    <T> TypeSerializer<T> createSerializer(TypeInformation<T> typeInformation);
}
